Vegan
American
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Organic
Buffet
Salad bar
Juice bar
Bakery
Fusion
Breakfast
Canadian

Vegan pay by weight buffet restaurant, cafe, and juice bar in the courtyard of Market Square. Features a bountiful, daily changing salad bar and hot food spread, hearty breads and bakery treats selection made with wholesome sweeteners and organic flour. Self-serve style. Food ingredients are listed. Beverages include kombucha, smoothies, fresh juices, traditional & medicinal teas, and coffee. Now roasts the vegan-friendly certified Climate Wave Coffee in-house that protects wild animals and birds. Renovated a portion of the restaurant's space into a specialty coffee roastery cafe. Open Mon-Fri 10:00am-8:00pm, Sat-Sun 11:00am-8:00pm.


171 Reviews

First Review by KelseyApple

ToriEdwards

Points +62

Vegan
03 Sep 2018

An absolute Treat

As a performer who is consistently traveling, I found myself here every time I found myself in Victoria this summer. I never thought I would find a soul food vegan restaurant in canada with a head chef coming from my home state South Carolina. Must be why it felt like home every time I walked in. I celebrated my 3 years of Veganism here and with the wide and delicious variety of food and treats, all 13 of my visits contained different meals.

Pros: Variety , Location, Prices

KellenH

17 Sep 2019

Thank you for sharing this with us! That is so cool! We are so glad you keep coming back whenever you're in town. We look forward to seeing you again next time.
- Green Cuisine Team

Urilg1

Points +15

Mostly Veg
13 Aug 2018

What a great find!

We were hungry, and tired of boring pizza. We found this gem of a joint and filled up like there was no tomorrow. Great food, nice friendly staff. Must try for yourself.

KellenH

17 Sep 2019

Thanks for your review! So glad you had a great time.
- Green Cuisine Team

Hgirlrice

Points +585

Vegan
13 Aug 2018

Everything is good!

I was a bit worried that nothing would taste fresh (since it’s buffet style) but I was pleasantly wrong. Everything was very fresh and delicious! I’m already thinking of going back to try more of their choices and baked goods.

Pros: Lots of options, Delicious

Cons: Almost too many options, Buffet style

KellenH

17 Sep 2019

Thank you for visiting us and leaving a review! So happy you enjoyed!
- Green Cuisine Team

winniehoe

Points +318

Vegan
08 Aug 2018

Feels like home

Green Cuisine is like a staple long-time establishment in Victoria, BC, for everyone. It is a trustworthy & go-to venue to have delicious home-made style food that we don't usually find anywhere else. They have a large seating area & even also a little play area for kids with books & toys, so definitely bring your kiddos along to enjoy healthy vegan food.

Their buffet spread always have a great selection of whole grains, beans, tofu & tempeh. Of course, they also have a salad bar for all your fresh veggies needs. What is exciting is that they have a dessert spread on their buffet, such as pies & cheesecake (vegan, of course!). All these items are charged by weight.

They always have 2 soups of the day for you to choose from. These soups are charged by bowls (not by weight), so it would be smart for you to fill up your bowl should you choose to get it!

Even if I don't eat at Green Cuisine, I tend to drop by their restaurant just to buy their own tempeh. You can also find their Green Cuisine tempeh brand at some of the grocery stores in town but buying direct from their restaurant would give you the best prices!

Pros: great selection on buffet with ingredient list, kids-friendly, they have a large community bulletin board

Cons: mostly affordable but can be unexpectedly pricey, buffet-style so some dishes may not be hot, so many selections, i want to try everything!

KellenH

17 Sep 2019

Thank you for your thorough review, Winnie! I'm so happy to hear it feels like home for you. See you again soon.
- Green Cuisine Team

StefiTamburrino

Points +131

Vegan
08 Aug 2018

Comida vegana rápida

Comida rápida en el centro de victoria, cobran por peso de cada plato

Pros: Muchas opciones , Muy buenos sabores de helados

Cons: De sabor está aceptable, nada muy especial

KellenH

17 Sep 2019

Thank you for rating us!
- Green Cuisine Team

vegginluva

Points +34

Vegan
07 Aug 2018

Great food.

Great buffet style restaurant with many fresh tasty options. Had to go back the second time during our visit to make sure we could try the remaining dishes. Amazing cinnamon buns.

Pros: Many options, All vegan , Detailed ingredient description of each dish

KellenH

17 Sep 2019

We are so glad you had a great time trying everything. We hope to see you again soon! Thanks for your review.
- Green Cuisine Team

VanessaAnderson

Points +26

Vegan
05 Aug 2018

Wonderful food. Always a must when visiting

Family favourite place every time

Pros: All vegan yumminess

Cons: No cons

MichaelSavegan

Points +2351

Vegan
21 Jul 2018

great choices

We enjoyed eating here. It is a buffet style and they weigh your plate after you fill it up. It may have made more sense to weigh us going in and then again as we were leaving!

Really good choices. We had greens and “neeps” (turnips) and broccoli and some tempeh in sauce and soup and cornbread.

The real outstanding part was the dessert which was a chocolate and pumpkin cheesecake. Wow!

Pros: All vegan, great choices

Cons: buffet style so it’s never really hot.

Brittanyi

Points +106

Vegan
30 Jun 2018

My go to place

My go to place for healthy vegan food as well as tasty hot items and desserts. Cheap as well, pay by weight. Pineapple sweet & sour tempeh and the chocolate mousse cake are the best..

Pros: Cheap, Tasty

Cons: Have a rotating menu

TricksyKenbbit

Points +24

Herbivore
27 Apr 2018

Long History

My dad's been vegan most of my life and I remember him taking me here as a kid.
Now that I'm an adult vegan myself, I always enjoy going to Green Cuisine. As mentioned, they're by-weight buffet style, with ingredient lists next to everything - they always have focaccia and corn breads, plus salad ingredients, hummus, and one or two daily soups. The soups change day to day, and both the beads and the soups are fixed price items.
The rest of their savoury buffet changes day to day; my personal favourites are the tempeh (all), lentil patties (I don't even like lentils, wth), and scalloped potatoes.
On top of that, they always have by-weight and by-item desserts.
Always worth the price, in my opinion.

Updated from previous review on 2018-04-26

AnastaciaJanowska

Points +555

Vegan
05 Apr 2018

Perfect

Vegan buffet style restaurant with endless options and delicious desserts. Pick whatever you like and pay for weight. Try pumpkin pie, it's pure yumminess!

oceaniclove

Points +64

Vegan
25 Feb 2018

AWESOME

Great vegan buffet, love the pay what it weighs concept as avoids usual buffet food wastage

WanderlustVegans

Points +82

Vegan
13 Feb 2018

Great Selection

The best part about Green Cuisine is the great selection of food in the buffet. The food is decent. There is a bit of everything to please lots of different tastes. The desserts are outstanding though. A lot of times we come to green cuisine just for their desserts.

It's a pay by weight style buffet so be careful as it can get to be unexpectedly expensive. It has a hippy cafeteria vibe but it's the place to go for a quick casual vegan meal in Victoria. Lentil soup with focaccia bread is an excellent deal! Filling but cheap.

Pros: Great Buffet Selection, Outstanding Dessert, Great Lentil Soup & Focaccia Deal

Cons: Unexpectedly Expensive, Cafeteria Atmosphere

ClaireDelaRenta

Points +49

Vegan
08 Oct 2017

Heaven

This is the place to go as a vegan. I love it, their chai latte are really good and everything is out of this world. Everyone should go there, vegan or not.

Peacelovevegan4life

Points +66

Vegan
30 Sep 2017

Must Eat Here!

You don't want to miss out. This place is AMAZING! Great atmosphere and a ridiculous amount of food options. Pay by weight, affordable delicious vegan food for any time of the day! They have wifi and lots of room to dine and chill. My fav place in Victoria

Pros: Lots of options, Great prices, Delicious & ALL Vegan!

Cons: Nothing, Nada, No cons whatsoever.

LindseyElizabeth

Points +865

Vegan
29 Aug 2017

Fairly pricey but a great spot

It's a pay by weight buffet, and generally for what you get I find it fairly pricey. However, there are some fantastic options here (I love their falafels, samosas, and shepherd's pie) and their vegan ice creams are absolutely out of this world! Their wheat-free chocolate cake is delicious too. Great place for casual dining :)

Pros: Casual place, great for meeting up with friends, Ice cream!! , They host local animal rights meetups often

Cons: Can get loud with kids running around

EmmaCebuliak

Points +1890

Vegan
28 Aug 2017

Great Vegan Buffet

I came here twice for lunch while in Victoria and really liked it. I love being able to customize the size and balance of a meal, and also loved the variety of their options. The quality was good in my opinion - there's nothing pretentious about the place (food or decor-wise); it's a super good casual but a definitely good casual choice.

Pros: Lots of variety, Priced by weight, Relaxed atmosphere

Cons: Not a place for more up-scale dates

TLC Veg.

Points +156

Vegan
23 Aug 2017

buffet

While it is so great to have an all Vegan Buffet, I found it very bland. I tried the veggie lasagna, spring rolls, cornbread, tofu and rice.
I think next time I'll just take it as a salad bar. Lots of fresh veggies. Maybe I just chose the wrong things.

Pros: all Vegan, super friendly , well priced

Cons: no spice

2lentilforyou

Points +520

Vegan
22 Aug 2017

Good vegan buffet

Lots of choices which you often don't get and lots of styles of food so you can make some good combos. Food was pretty fresh for a buffet (I usually find the idea a bit gross).

Sam2112

Points +124

Vegan
16 Aug 2017

Amazing

Vegan buffet, a lot of choice. Full vegan, you can take how much you want, and then they check the weight.

Pros: Full vegan, Buffet, Lots of choice

crazylioness

Points +237

Vegan
29 Jul 2017

So good!

Delicious! Tons of options. Every was fantastic!

Shelby00

Points +463

Vegan
10 Jul 2017

Good selection

The best part about this place is the variety. There are so many options to choose from and it's based on weight of the plate. All food is vegan. But unfortunately, the food is just ok. Not bad, but we each sampled several dishes and nothing stood out.

sglcklch

Points +3703

Vegan
04 Jul 2017

Loved this place!

We had lunch here the first day after we got in and dinner the next day. Food was excellent both times with lots of options. Definitely get the cornbread, the tempeh, and the berry cheesecake! Prices were reasonable, but you'll probably be looking at $20+ if you're hungry and pile on your plate. The central location is hard to beat too!

Updated from previous review on 2017-07-04

Pros: excellent food, location

JenniferLees

Points +48

Vegan
02 Jul 2017

I need to move to Canada and live in this shop

Best place in BC Canada for Vegans
A lovely big Buffet of all different types of dinner, lunch and dessert options to take out or eat in. My partner and I got a picnic to takeaway from here and we both loved it (he is an omni)
Such tasty food and perfect that you can choose what you want!
I am just disappointed that I can't come here regularly as I live in the UK

Pros: great variety of options , all Vegan, good value

Cons: none

LunaBella

Points +34

Vegan
15 Jun 2017

Wonderful buffet-style vegan restaurant

I have been eating at Green Cuisine with my 6 kids. It was a really great experience! The food was sooooo good! The selection is great and full of flavour! I was really surprised by the price. The ambiance is simple and welcoming!

Pros: Amazing food , Excellent customer service, Good ambiance

bagwasher

Points +132

Vegan
18 Apr 2017

Great Homestyle food and desserts

I ate here twice on a recent trip to Victoria. It is buffet style and pay by weight. A good selection of different main dishes such as tofu, tempeh, curry, mac'n'cheeze etc. All was good. The desserts are excellent. They seem to have 4 different desserts such as cheezecake, fruit crumble as pay by weight and also have other cakes and cookies to buy priced per item. So much to choose from. The atmosphere is very relaxed and you need to clear your table when you are done. I appreciated that they had real plates and cutlery as sometimes this type of restaurant will use paper and plastic. It seemed very eco friendly.

Pros: Homestyle, Great desserts, Friendly atmosphere

Cons: Only open until 8 pm

Mlc

Points +41

Vegan
29 Mar 2017

buffet with g/f and vegan foods!

So impressed with wide variety of vegan and gluten free foods buffet style. They also have soups, desserts, ice creams, etc that are vegan/gluten free! So delicious.

Pros: variety of foods




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